Fluorinated aliphatic alcohols



United States Patent 3,171,861 FLUORINATED ALIPHATIC ALCGHOLS Arthur H. Ahlbrecht, Dellwood, Minna, assignor to Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. haul, Minn, a corporation of Delaware N0 Drawing. Filed Dec. 26, 1962, Ser. No. 247,357 4 Claims. (Cl. 260-633) This application is a continuation-in-part of the copending applications Serial No. 664,911 filed on June 11, 1957 (now United States Patent 3,128,272) and Serial No. 677,229 filed August 9, 1957 (now abandoned).

This invention relates to a novel and useful class of fiuorinated aliphatic alcohols.

The fiuorinated aliphatic alcohols of the invention contain a plurality of methylene groups but not more than 12 such groups between a perfluoroalkyl radical having from 3 to 12 carbon atoms and the hydroxyl group. These alcohols can be represented by the general formula:

wherein R is a perfluoroalkyl group having from 3 to 12 carbon atoms and m is an integer from 2 to 12.

It is an object of this invention to provide a novel class of fluorocarbon alkanols which have a variety of uses as chemical intermediates. Another object of the invention is to provide perfluoroalkyl alcohols which are intermediates in the preparation of corresponding perfluoroalkyl acrylates and polymers thereof. Another object of the invention is to provide a class of intermediates in the preparation of certain perfluoroalkyl-substituted triazines and condensation products thereof with formaldehyde. Another object of the invention is to provide intermediates in the preparation of certain perfluoroalkyl vinyl compounds. Another object of the invention is to provide intermediates in the preparation of certain perfiuoroalkyh substituted halomethyl ethers and quaternary amine salt derivatives thereof. Still another object of the present invention is to provide intermediates in the preparation of carbamates by reaction of the alcohols with isocyanates. A further object of the invention is to provide intermediates in the preparation of certain perfluoroalkyl-substituted textile treatments. A further object of the invention is to provide intermediates in the preparation of thermosetting polymers possessing both oil and water repellent characteristics. A further object of the invention is to provide intermediates in the preparation of surface coating compositions of enhanced oil and Water repellent characteristics. A still further object of the invention is to provide intermediates in the preparation of curing agents for exirane type resins which enhance the oil and water repellency of such resins. Other objects of the invention will become apparent from the following specification.

The compounds of the invention in which a plurality of methylene groups are interposed between the perfluoroalkyl group and the hydroxyl group are available by first desulfonylatively reacting a perfluoroalkane sulfonyl chloride or perfluoroalkyl iodide with a distally unsaturated alkenol, alkenoic acid or esters thereof followed by reductive dehydrohalogenation and, if needed, saponification to furnish the desired materials. The distally perfiuoroalkylated alkanols are available by reduction of the corresponding acids prepared as above, these latter reactions being analogous to those more fully described in US. Patent 2,666,797. schematically, exemplary reactions leading to the alcohols of the invention can be illustrated by the following equations, wherein R has its usual significance as herein employed and R is ordinarily a hydrocarbon group, preferably a lower alkyl group containing not more than about 6 carbon atoms:

Patented Mar. 2, 1965 catalyst H Raney Nickel, KOH R[(CH2)3-12OH catalyst RfSOgCl CHFCH(CH2)1-n OaH Rr 2 H l( 2)1-9 O2H Raney N ickel,

|| catalyst RrSO Cl CHz= H(CH2)I-IQOCR Raney 0 H O gR NaOCHs Another method for the preparation of the w- (perfluoroalkyl)-lower alkanols of the invention comprises (1) adding an ester of a distallyor omega-unsaturated lower alcohol (which has been previously treated with base and distilled) to a solution of a small amount of azobisisobutyronitrile in a perfiuoroalkyl iodide, (2) heating the mixture gently to bring about addition to form an adductv of the perfluoroalkyl iodide and the ester, (3) recovering the adduct from the mixture, egg. by distillation, (4) hydrogenating, (5) saponifying and (6) recovering the desired alkanol, e.g. by distillation. Esters of a distally unsaturated lower alcohol suitable as starting materials for this preparation include vinyl acetate, allyl acetate, allyl propionate and other esters of the desired alkenol with lower aliphatic acids. a

Suitable catalysts for effecting the reaction of the perfluoroalkane sulfonyl chloride or perfluoroalkyl iodide with the unsaturated compound are, for example, organic: and inorganic peroxides, azo compounds, actinic light and the like, although heating the reactants alone, over a rela'-' tively longer period of time, will often accomplish the desired result.

Among the alcohols of the presentinvention are:

condensation products thereof with formaldehyde.-

(C) w-Perfiuoroalkyl halomethylfethers and quaternary amine salts thereof. (D) Carbarnates produced by reaction of isocyanates with the alcohols of this invention. I

(A) The acrylatertyp'e' esters are-prepared by esterifying 'the alcohols of the invention with acrylic acid or methacrylic acid. These esters have the general formula:

wherein R; and m are as'previously defined herein and" R is hydrogen or methyl. These monomers are readily polymerized by :methods known to the art, for example, by bulk polymerization, solution polymerization and emulsion polymerization, using catalysts such as benzoyl peroxide or other free radical polymerization initiators. The resulting polymers, including both homopolymers and copolymers, are characterized by the presence in the skeletal chainofrepetitiveor recurring units which can be represented as follows:

When fibers are coated with these'polyrners oil and Water resistance are imparted to thefibers whether in the-form of'a woven'fabri'c or cloth, or-in the forrn'of'a'random webas in'paper or felt a (B) The' triazi nes which are produced from-the alcohols of the present invention have the general formula:

wherein R" -and m are as previously defined herein and Xeand'nY arewaminocor hydrazine radicals; Thes'etriazines-are preparedby'condensing an alcohol accordingtoythe presentinvention with" a mono-halogenated tri- 'azine derivative, for example, with 2,4-diamino-6 chloro s-tniaz-ine (formedfby partial reaction of commercially available cyanuric chloride with ammonia, as described-- in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 73, pages 2981-2983). alkyl alkyl oxy)-s-triazines are prepared by first reacting an alcohol according to the invention with cyanuric chloride and by then reacting the two remaining chlorine atoms on the triazine nucleus with hydrazine The perfluoroalkyl group-containing triazin es are useful intermediates for the preparation of polymeric -substances by condensation with formaldehyde. The poly-, meric materials thus producedare thermosettingresins which exhibit oil and water repellent characteristics; They can be cast in the form of thin sheets or films which have these properties, or they=can be employed as coat ings; for example on fibrous substrates such as'paper,

textiles such as cotton, wool,linen, si1k andsynthetic fibers, non-woven mats or webs of fibers and felt.

. 4 Additionally, the substituted triazines can be used aS curing agents for epoxy resins, whereby the cured res1ns have increased oil'and water repellency. The formaldehyde condensation products can be conveniently produced by refluxing together for from one to four hours concentrated aqueous formaldehyde and the perfluoroalkyl group-containing triazine. ,I

(C) The alcohols of the'invention'are alsouseful as intermediates-in the preparationof halomethyl ethers of the type: I I I t( H2)m 2 wherein Z is chlorine or bromine. These compounds in turn can be reacted to form quaternary amine salts of the type: V I II I R (CH OCHQ+Z- wherein Q .is the radical of a tertiarynitrogenous base. The'halomethyl ethers are prepared by reaction of formaldehyde and hydrogen halide, e.g. hydrogen bromide or hydrogenchloride, with the corresponding fluorinated alcohol to produce a halomethyl ether, which is not necessarily isolated when quaternization is to be effected, but is readily quaternized directly 'by addition of a tertiary amine such as pyridine This procedure is conveniently carried out by passing the selected anhydrous hydrogen halide in Jgaseousform into a solution of the alcohol and .paraformaldehyde in an inert solvent, such as toluene, benzene and the likeuntil there is substantially no further'absorption of the hydrogen halide. reaction is not strongly exothermic,- no temperature control is required, although heating from. about 25 C. to

100 C. (depending to an extent onthe boiling point of the-solvent used)-jmay be resorted to, to insure completionof thereaction. convenient sinceit avoids the use of hydrogen halide is to'react thezalcohol and paraformal'dehyde with the'hydrohalide of the tertiary nitrogenous base, e.g. pyridine hy- I plying'the selectedquaternary ammonium derivatives, in

'movingany excess, drying at a temperature in the range.

drochloride, in a suitable solvent such as the base. Isolation of the quaternary salt is then carried out as above adding, if desired,"a further amount of an organic solvent such-as e.g-. ether. sidered equivalent;

With-out isolation of the intermediate halomethyl ether, quaternizati'on is elfected in the'inert solvent employed for the previous reaction after brief evaporation to remove excess hydrogen'halide; or the reaction mixture may be further evaporated and some other solvent, such as anhydrous ether .or dioxane,'in which'tlhe quaternary salt is insoluble," may be added. The desired tertiary organicbase 'or amine is then added in the stoichiometric amount while maintaining the reaction mixture at a temperature in the range of about 25 C. to about C. Any

tertiary nitrogenous organic base which is capable of forming a salt or quaternary compound is suitable for this purpose, including, for example, trialkyl amines, such as trimethylamine,,tributylamine and tridodecylamines; cycloalkyl amines such as tricycloh'exylamine; aryl alkyl amines such as tbenzyl dimethyl amine; alkarylamines such as di-.

methyl aniline; and heterocyclic amines as pyridine, picoline,-lutidine, quinoline, and the like. Pyridine is particularly preferred for convenience and economy in formation of cloth-treating agents as shown above.

These quaternized compounds are employed for treat-- ing woven or non-woven fibrous materials including wool, cotton, rayon, acetate; nylon and the. like textiles, or

paper, leather, wood, felt and similar organic fibrous constructions, and'particularly cellulosic materials, by apaqueous medium buffered to about pH 6 to the cloth, re-

=of about 40 to 100 C., and. heating the dry material'to about 100 to rop a period of the order of about 5 to 30 minutes to fix the finish. Thereafter the material is desirably washed in a mildly alkaline aqueous solution to remove any residual acidic material, and dried.

(D) The alcohols of this invention are useful for the As the Another procedure which is very' vThe two procedures are to be con-- preparation of carbamates by reaction with monoor polyisocyanates.

In order more clearly to disclose the nature of the present invention, a number of specific examples will now be described. It should be understood, however, that this is done solely by way of illustration and is intended neither to delineate the scope of the invention nor limit the ambit of the appended claims. All parts are by weight in the examples unless otherwise specified.

Example 1 Preparation of alcohols of the invention by reaction of a perfluoroalkane sulfonyl chloride with an alkenol and its reductive dehydrohalogenation.

The preparation of C F CH CHClCH OH from perfluorooctane sulfonyl chloride and allyl alcohol is given in Example 8a of US. Patent 2,965,659. The corresponding alcohol of the present invention (i.e. 3-(perfluorooctyl)-propanol) is prepared from this adduct as follows: The adduct and approximately a four-fold molar excess of sodium hydroxide are dissolved in a solvent of equal parts of water and ethanol and the solution is charged to a rocking high-pressure hydrogenation apparatus in the presence of Raney nickel catalyst. Hydrogenation is carried out at a temperature of about 130 C. with hydrogen supplied at 2500 p.s.i. pressure. The reduction mixture is filtered free of the catalyst and the filtrate evaporated to remove the solvent. The residue is dissolved in ether and the ethereal solution washed with dilute hydrochloric acid and dried.

Vacuum distillation gives 3-(perfluorooctyl)-propanol, B.P. 105-112/910 mm. Hg.

5-(perfluorooctyl)-pentanol is prepared by reaction of perfluorooctane sulfonyl chloride and penten-4-ol-1 in the presence of ditertiary butyl peroxide and subsequent catalytic dehydrohalogenation.

Example 2 Preparation of alcohols of the invention by reaction of a perfluoroalkane sulfonyl chloride with an alkenoic acid followed by reductive dehydrohalogenation to form the w-(perfluoroalkyl)-alkanoic acid and the subsequent reduction of the acid functional group to form the corresponding alcohol.

The production of -chloro, 11-(perfluorooctyl)-uudecanoic acid and 2-chloro, 3-methyl-3-(perfluorooctyl)- propionic acid is described in Examples 2 and 11 of US. Patent 2,965,659. 4-chloro, 5-(perfiuorooctyl)-pentanoic acid is prepared in an analogous manner, as follows:

A mixture of 26.8 g. (0.052 mole) of perfluonooctanesulfonyl chloride and 5.0 g. (0.050 mole) of 4-pentenoic acid (allyl-acetic acid) is refluxed for four hours at about 120-145 C. in the presence of a catalytic amount (1.0 g.) of di-tertiary butyl peroxide. The reaction mixture is fractionally distilled under reduced pressure and the fraction boiling at about 100 C. at 0.01 mm. is collected. After recrystallization from a mixture of chloroform and carbon bisulfide, the 4-chloro-5-(perfluorooctyl)-pentanoic acid thus prepared melts at about 8990 C. v

The 4-chloro-5-(perfiu0rooctyl)-pentan0ic acid thus prepared is hydrogenated by shaking a solution of 8.00 g. (0.0145 mole) of the acid and 2.5 g. (0.062 mole) of sodium hydroxide in a mixture of 30 ml. of water and 30 ml. ethanol for 3 hours at 140 C. in a rocking highpressure hydrogenation apparatus, in the presence of 4 g. of Raney nickel catalyst and with hydrogen supplied at 2500 p.s.i. pressure. After removal of the catalyst and evaporation to dryness, an amorphous residue is obtained comprising sodium S-(perfluorooctyl)-pentanoate. By dissolving this residue in water followed by acidification of the resulting solution, S-(perfiuorooctyl)-pentanoic acid is recovered as a waxy white solid, which can be distilled at 100 C. at 0.02 mm. pressure. After recrystallization from carbon bi'sulfide, the acid melts at about The procedure described in U.S. Patent 2,666,797, using lithium aluminum hydride, is employed for reduction of the acids to the corresponding alcohols. Thus, a suspension in ethe of 30 parts of S-( eIfiuorooctyD-pentanoic acid is added to a solution of 3 parts of lithium aluminum hydride in about 200 parts of anhydrous ether. The reaction mixture is stirred for about 48 hours and then is treated with water and neutralized with sulfuric acid. The reaction mixture is extracted several times with ether, and the ether extracts are combined, dried and fractionally distilled in vacuo. There is obtained S-(perfiuorooctyl)-pentanol boiling at about 108 C. at 2.5 mm. Hg.

In the same way, using IO-undecenoic acid in preparation of the perfluoro acid instead of allyl-acetic acid, there is produced 11-(perfluorooctyl)-undecanoic acid, which on reduction yields 1l-(perfluorooctyl)-undecanol boiling at about 122126 C. at 0.10-0.15 mm. Hg.

By repeating the foregoing procedure, employing perfiuoro-n-pentanesulfonyl chloride and perfiuorododecanesulfonyl chloride (prepared by the process of Brice et al. as disclosed in US. Patent No. 2,732,398) instead of perfiuorooctanesulfonyl chloride, there are obtained, respectively, 5-(perfluoropentyl)-pentanoic acid and S-(perfiuorododecyl)-pentanoic acid. Likewise, when 3-butenoic acid, 6-heptenoic acid and l0-undecenoic acid are employed instead of 4-pentenoic acid in carrying out the procedure of this example, there are obtained, respectively, the corresponding 4-(perfluorooctyl)-butyric acid, 7 (perfiuorooctyl) heptanoic acid and 11 (perfiuorooctyl) hendecanoic acid. Upon reduction, these acids yield the corresponding 5-(perfiuoropentyl)-pentanol, 5- (perfluorododecyl) -pentanol, 4- (perfluoroo ctyl -butanol, 7-( perfiuorooctyl)-heptanol and 11-(perfluorooctyl)-hendecanol, respectively.

Example 3 Preparation of the alcohols of the invention by reaction of a perfluoroalkane sulfonyl chloride with an ester of an alkenol and its reductive dehydrohalogenation and saponification to the corresponding alcohol.

The desulfonylative addition of a perfluoroalkane sulfonyl chloride to an ester of an alkanol is disclosed in US. Patent 2,965,659. An example is as follows:

To a mixture of g. of perfluorooctane sulfonyl chlo ride and 31 g. of allyl acetate are added about 3 g. of ditertiary butyl peroxide and the reaction mixture is slowly heated to about 80 C., whereupon a spontaneous rise in temperature to about C. occurs. After this reaction is over there is added a further amount of the di-tertiary butyl peroxide. Heating is continued for about 14 hours at about 110 C. with a further addition of peroxide after about 8 hours of heating. The reaction mixture is then fractionally distilled in vacuo, and the 2-ch1oro-3-(perfluor-ooctyDpropyl acetate which is formed in the reaction is recovered, as a fraction boiling at about 153-158 C. at 37 mm. pressure. To a solution of 50.5 g. of this substance in 50 ml. of anhydrous methanol containing phenolphthalein indicator is added slightly more than the theoretical amount of sodium methylate in methanol solution. The reaction mixture becomes slightly pink and sodium chloride is precipitated. After standing about 48 hours at room temperature, the reaction mixture is treated with about 10 ml. of water and an additional amount of sodium methylate, and then warmed to about 50 C. for about 4 hours. The organic phase is then removed and fractionally distilled, the fraction boiling over the range 129-141 C. at 37 mm. pressure of mercury being recovered. The 3-(perfluorooctyl) allyl alcohol thus prepared has index of refraction n =1.3328. A mixture of 42 g. of 3- (perfluorooctyl) allyl alcohol, 1.8 g. of Raney nickel, 45 ml. of ethanol and 1 g. of potassium hydroxide is charged to an autoclave and hydrogen under about atmospheres pressure is introduced. Hydrogenation to the corresponding saturated alcohol takes place as evidenced by a drop in pressure over a period of about one hour.

Thecontents of theautoclave are removed, filtered-and the-filtrate is fractional-1y distilled in'vacuo. There is obtained-3-(perfiuorooctyl)-propanol, which boils at about 138-143 C. at '38 mm. pressure and has index of refraction-n 1.3312. The infra-red spectrogram of this substance -indicates thatit is completely saturated.

Example 4 Preparation of alcohols of the invention by reaction of a perfiuoroalkyl iodide with an ester of an alkenol and its: reductive 'dehydrohalogenation and corresponding alcohol.

To a solution of 0.656 g. (0.004 mole) of azobi'siso butyronitrile' in 99.2 g. (0.2 mole) of l-iodoperfiuoroheptaneare added 17.2 g. (0.2 mole) of vinyl acetate (which I enser: I

istirring this mixture'for approximately two hours the methyl acetate is added, whereupon a clear solution forms. The solutionis stirred for approximately 16 hours and then fractionally' distilled underreduced pressure, to remove solvents and to obtain methyl 3-(perfiuoropropyl)- f3-keto propionate as the main product. The keto-ester :thus obtained is hydrogenated under'pressure with Raney nickel "catalyst, in ether solution for about two hours. The-catalyst is removed by filtration'and the filtrate is firactionally distilled in vacuo, whereupon methyl-3-(persaponification to the heptane (47.6 g.) are removed from the reaction mixture f under a vacuum of 2-5 millimeters of mercury at 70-80 C. 57.7 g. of the-crude adduct C F CH CHIOCOCE remain.

A slurry-of 7.45 g. (0.196 mole) of lithium'aluminunr hydride in 75 ml. of anhydrous ether is stirred rapidly and" maintained at a gentle-reflux while 80.0 g. (0.138 mole) of crude adduct from the preceding reaction in 75 ml. of' anhydrous ether are added over a 1.5 hour period. The: reaction mixture is allowed to stir and reflux for about 17 hours and is then cooled to 10 C. 25 ml. of ethyl acetate are-added and then 75111]. of 30 percent sulfuric acid. The viscous mixture is refluxed for'3 hours, the other layer is separated, extracted two times with 25 ml. of percent aqueous sodium bisulfite' and dried over magnesium sulfate. Vacuum distillation through a 10 cm. glass helicepacked micro distillation: assembly-gives-34.5 g.-of distillate; boilin'g'point 82 84" C. (10 mm.); n =1.32l2. Gas-liquid chromatography analysis shows the distillate to .fluoropropyl)-3-hydroxylpropionate is recovered, boiling .at about 85 C. at mm. pressure and having refractive 1 .index'n =1.'3513. About 157 parts of'the hydroxy esiter thus obtained and 175' parts of phosphorus pentoxide- 5 5.3.1 6 mixed and allowed'to standfor approximately 16 E-hoursf a rather strong exothermic reaction being noted shortly after mixing). Thereaction mixture is then filtered and: the filtrate is purified-byfractional distillation. There is obtained methyl 3 (perfluoropropyDacrylate nwhich boils at"12ll24 C. at 732ml. pressureand has a refractive index n =1.3362'. The acrylic ester is hydrogenated in ether solution using Raney nickel catalystand high pressure under theusual conditions. The reaction mixture is filtered and the filtrate isfractionallydistilled -:;.under reduced pressure. There is obtained the corresponding saturated ester, methyl 3-(perfiuoropropyl) propionate, which boils at 42" C. at 12 mm. pressure and'has' zrefractive index n =1.3276. To a solution of'7.6 g. (;2 mole) of lithium aluminum hydride in 500 ml. of

ether are added 49 g. (0.191 mole) of the methyl-3-(perfiuoropropyD-propionate dissolved in 100 ml. of ether, at such a rate that vigorous refluxing is maintained. The mixture is 'then stirred-for 1 hour and an excess of meth- .anol is added to hydrolyzethe complex.

tluoropropyD-propanol thus obtained boils at about 140- be 76.2 percent of a lower boiling component and about 23 percent of a slightly'high'er boiling component. 34 g. of distillate arerefluxed for 2 hours in 100 ml. of '10 percent alcoholic potassium hydrbxide. The mixtureisneutalized with'lO percent aqueous sodium'hydroxide; So-

dium chloride is added until thesoluti-on is saturated;

The phases are separated and the organic layer dilutd with ether and driedover magnesium sulfate. Vacuum distillation gives 25.0 'of'distillate, boiling point 84": C. (10 mm.); n =l.3l86. Gas-liquid chromatography analysis shows that the low boiling component is 99 percent pure C7F15CH2CH2OH'.

Example 5 Preparation of'the alcohols of the invention in which the value of m is 3 by the following series of reactions 2 2; Raney Nickel LlAlH l 3-(perfluoropropyl) propanol is prepared starting with butyrate is added to a cooled solution of sodium methoxide-in absolute ether, with continued. cooling: After 141 C. at 745 mm. pressure and has index ofrefraction Example 6 A5 The alcohols of the invention are readily. converted to the-eorrespondingacrylate and methacrylate esters by reacting themwith acrylic acidand methacrylic acid or derivatives thereof (e.g. acrylyl chloride and methacrylyl-chloride) using conventional esterification meth- 5 M eds. The aerylate-type esters, i.e. monomers, shown in the following table are prepared in this manner from the respective alcohols and acrylic acid or methacrylic acid except monomer E Whichis-prepared from-the alcohol and methacrylyl chloride. 7

' Monomer Monomer Characteristics Deslgnation A 3-(perfiu0r00etyD-pro- Viscous, virtually colorless pyl acrylate. liquid m =1.3421. alou- (K). lated: C, 31.5%: I. 60.6%. sl goirdz O, .3 F, B ll-(p'erfluorooctylh Solid. ihftared'spectrum shows undecyl acrylate. expected structure, melting point of about 28-36 C. C; ll-(perfiuorooctyD- Tan, pasty solid melting at V undecyl methacrylate. about 23-27 C.

D 3-'(perfluo ropropyl)-' Boiling point' 75-76/10 man,

' T propyl acrylate. shows expected infrared absorption maxima and has 01 of 1.3562. E 3-(pcrfiu0r0propyl).- Boilingpoint-73 C./10rnm., propyl methacrylate. n,," =l.3636. Calculated: O, 40.5%; F; 45.0%. Found:

F fi-(perfiuorooctyD- Boiling point 102-104" C./0.1 pentyl methacrylate. mm. Calculatedr-C, 35.6%; v E; Found: C, 35.3%;

.i lo 0; 2-(perfiuoroheptyl)- Boiling phint 49-52 0 1 mm.

ethylacrylate. Hg. nn =l.3388.

The reaction- ;Inixture is next acidified-wi-th dilute sulfuric acid. The

These acrylate-type monomers are readily polymerized by methods known to the art, for example by bulk plymerization, solution polymerization and emulsion polymerization, using catalysts such as benzoyl peroxide or other free radical polymerization initiators. Thus, monomer A is bulk polymerized by adding 0.5% of benzoyl peroxide to the monomer and heating at 50 C. for 2.5 hours to form a rather tough rubber.

Monomers A through G are emulsion polymerized, the procedure and the amounts of ingredients employed being as follows except as otherwise specified:

A suitable vessel is charged, frozen in liquid air, evacuated to a pressure of less than 0.01 mm. of mercury, thawed and refrozen, reevacuated and finally sealed. The vessel is then agitated in a 50 C. water bath for from about to 18 hours. The charge, except where otherwise specified, is 100 parts by weight of monomer, 5 parts of emulsifier, /2 part of potassium persulfate and 180 parts of medium. The results of these various runs are summarized in the following table.

Certain of these latexes (emulsions) are applied to Various types of cloth and the treated cloths tested for Waterand oil-repellency. The test procedures used, ex-

1 Visa is the tradename of Deering-Milliken and 00., Inc. for a fabric gounsistmg of a blend of wool and polyethylene terephthalate ers.

2 Properties not lost on repeated dry cleaning.

3 Significant.

4 Oil repellency ratings based on failure of penetration of mixtures of mineralpil (Nujol) and n-heptane for 3 minutes. The ratings corresponding to the highest percentages (by volume) of heptane repelled are: no hold out to mineral oil, 0; 0% heptane, 50; 20% heptane, 30% heptane, 40% heptane, 50% heptane, 60% heptane, 70% heptane, 120.

cept where otherwise specified are as follows: a seven Conversion Monomer Emulsifier Medium amt. to latex, Remarks (1,) Polymer percent A Water 108, 68 Clear, blue latex contg. no pre- 0.35 I

Methanol 72. coagulum. Water 128, 82 Blue, slightly cloudy, trace or 0.40 II Acetone 54. preeoagulum.

do S16 Slightly tan, some preeoagu- 0.14 III urn. .do 86 Slightly tan, some precoagu- 0.12 IV lum. Water 180 V do Bluishlatex VI Water 126, Clear, blue latex, 34% polymer 1.06 VII Acetone 54. solids.

do VIII Water 180 IX Water 126, X

88 XI 98 XII 94 0) XIII 1 Potassium 11-perfluorooetylhendecanoate.

2 Inherent viscosity in 1:2 acetone-methyl perfiuorobutryate. 3 Potassium N-ethyl-2-(perfiuorooetanesulfonamido)-aeetate. 4 Sodium lauryl sulfate.

6 3.2 parts of emulsifier and part of potassium persulfate used. Reaction time 5 hours.

to coagulate.

Dodeeylamine hydrochloride. 7 Dodecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride. 5 3 parts of emulsifier. 9 CAF SO NH(CH2)aN(OH3)2-HCI. 14 02 part of potassium persnlfate. ll Polymerization carried out in an atmosphere of nitrogen.

by seven inch square of test cloth is treated by padding thereon the emulsion diluted to 1% solids with water so that about 1% of polymer (based on fabric weight) is present in the fabric. The treated fabric is then dried 10 minutes at C. and tested for resistance to water and oil.

Hydrophobic properties of the treated cloth are determined by Method 22-52 of the American Associataion of Textile Chemists and Colorists as described, for example, on pages 136 to 138, inclusive, of the Technical Manual and Yearbook of that association for the year 1954. It is to be noted that this method provides for no interpolation of results which are reported as one of the Standard Spray Test ratings 0, 50, 70, 80, 90 and 100.

Oleophobic properties are measured by means of ratings assigned on the basis of resistance for 3 minutes to drops of oil-turpentine mixtures varying by 10% increments from pure mineral oil (Nujol, Stanolind, etc.) to pure turpentine applied gently to the surface of the textile held in a horizontal position. The rating given corresponds to the test mixture of the highest turpentine content repelled. Thus, 10 indicates that a mixture of 0% oil-100% turpentine fails to penetrate the cloth within 3 minutes; the rating 1 indicates that a mixture of 90% oil10% turpentine fails to penetrate the cloth within 3 minutes, etc.

Latex then frozen Additional cloth treatment tests are carried out uti lizing latices XI and XIII as follows: The latices are diluted with water to approximately 1% solids and a number of samples of cotton print cloth, cotton gingham and cotton twill are immersed therein. The cloth samples are then removed, run between nip rolls to remove the excess treating bath and dried for 10 minutes at 140- C. The dried treated cloth samples contain about 1% of polymer (based on the fabric weight). The treated samples are then divided into three groups. The first group is tested immediately for resistance to oil and water, the second group is immersed in anhydrous hydrazine at 25 C. for 2 /2 minutes, washed with water and dried for 4 minutes at 150 C. before being tested for resistance to water and oil and the third group is immersed in 10% aqueous sodium hydroxide at 75 C. for 2 /2 minutes, washed with water and dried for 4 minutes at 150 C. before being tested for resistance to water and oil. The spray rating test used is described hereinabove, the oil repellency rating test used is that described in footnote 4 of the previous table and the ink resistance test is as follows:

A drop of ink is dropped on the treated fabric from a height of 2 inches and the drop is immediately removed by blotting with an absorbent tissue. A cloth sample in r g V T. 2

2,4-diamino-6-(w-perfiuorooctylpropyloxy)-s-triazine; 2,4-di'hydrazino-'6 (w-perfiuorododecyldodecyloxy) -striazine; etc;

1 l which there is no staining or a very faintstaining at the point of impact'is' rated 'good, a'sample in which a" clear imprint'of the whole drop of ink remains is rated fair, a sample in which the ink' color appears to have spread slightly from the original outline of the-drop -is rated poor and a sample in which the dropof. ink has. N g soaked into the fabricbeforetheblotting is rate'd'fNRff H (No Resistance). The'results of these tests -are as fol- Rt(C-Hz)mO(J %C-Y lows: a N

7 Initial Hydrazine" Sodium'Hydroxide Latex Cloth V Oil Spray Ink Oil Spray Ink 7 Oil Spray Ink Cotton print cloth; Cotton gingham Cotton twill (1 Fair' These and the'other triazines have the general formula: wherin R m,'-X and Y are as previously defined herein. These compound are valuable'curing'age'nts'for epoxytype resins (such as the his phenol A-epichlorohydrin resin available commercially under the trade designation Epon-828) and thus provide a novelmethodof introducingchernically bound perfluoroalkyl groupsinto epoxy resins.

The condensation products of the triazines with formaldehyde also impart desirablehydrophobie and oleo phobic properties to textiles'suc'h'as cotton, wool, linen, silk andsynthetic fibers as well as to non-woven mats or webs of fibers such as paper and felt. Thus, for example,

The foregoing table shows the excellent resistance, to bases of these treatments. The resistance to basehydrolysis of these polymers can betested'directly"as fol lows: The ampoule in which the latex is prepared is opened and an equal volume of 28 percent aqueous ammonia is added. The ampoule is rescaled,rotated-end over end for 18 hours at C., opened and the latexcoagulated'by pouring it over acetone. The polymeric. material is recovered, washed and dried'and analyzed for nitrogen. A very low nitrogen content indicates ahigh degree of resistance to ammonolysis (alkaline hydrolysis) while higher nitrogen content indicates a lower resistance to ammonolysis. Latexes IX and Xare found 2,4-diamin o-6- w-perfiuorooctylundecyloxy) -s-triazine; 2,4-diamino 6- (w-perfluoropropylpropyloxy) -s-triazine; 2,4-diamino-6- w-perfiuorododecyldodecyloxy) -s-triazine; 2,4-dihydrazino-6- w-p'erfiuoropropylpropyloxy -'striazine; V

to have excellent resistance to base hydrolysis according theresin produced by-refluxingtogether for from'about to this test (nitrogen contents of 0.08' 'and 0.14 wt. percent. .1 to 4 hours a triazine of the type defined by the forerespectively determined according to the test). "goinggeneral formula and concentratedaqueous form- The white, rubbery coagulated latex V is' separated, aldehyde can be dissolvedin a suitable solvent, e.g. di' washed and dried and is found to have aninherentviscos' oxane; in-a concentration-of about 1% and utilized "to ity in 2:1 acetone:methylperfluorobutyrate of 2.3.. The impregnate cotton cloth. Theimpregnatedcloth can then rubber is cured by blending parts of-polyrne1: withbe dried-toremovethe-solvent and heated for live minutes 6.72 parts of sodium silicate nonahydrate and 2.72 parts or more ata temperature of from about to 180 C. calcium hydroxide followed by heating at 310 C. in a The resulting treated cloth samples are highly resistant press at 900 pounds pressure for 20 hours. A rubberyto both oil and water type stains and retain their resistance elastomer showing good resistance to oils is obtained, a to these stains to a remarkable degree even after repeated. which, when prepared in sheet form, is useful for preparlaundering. V ing gaskets, cap liners and the like. Another use for the compounds of the invention and The'cured rubber shows a flexing resistance tenfold that more particularly for their formaldehyde condensates is at room temperature (T of 11 as determined by r as hardening agents foralkyl-urea-formaldehyde, and mel- ASTM Procedure D1053-54T. It is tested'for solvent amine-formaldehyde resins.. A simultaneous increase in resistanceby ASTM Procedure D471 54T and shows the the oiland water-repellency of the surfaces of the resins following: 7 so hardened is produced because of the fiuorochemical chain introduced and chemically boundtherein. Solvent-2 Volume percent swell v Acetone e 250 Example 8 Benzene a 65 V 70 0 isooctanefioluene. 65 hgrams 0f fa p y) nol a l lgf I piosp orous pen 0x1 e are p ace 1n a rrncroisti ation f sebaatel hydrau1 c flu1d 7 assembly and, heated. At a pot temperature of 175 C. n l and elasnclty measured y the 60 and head temperature of C. a liquid distillate conllsual stl'fitrchmg methods; There 15 1 9 elcmganon at denses in the. receiver. Heating is continued until a pot 361 Pounds P q a e Inch ross section and- 200% at temperature of 300 C. and head temperature of 148 C. 470 P- P W 3 P' 3 Whlch P9 there are-reached. 3.7 grams ofa yellow liquid distillate havis 260% elong and a Parmanent deformation ing n 13O05 are recovered. Gas liquid chromatog- 18%. v raphy'shows-th'at one main and one minor component p 7 arepresent and that none of the starting alcohol (which Among the fluorochemical triazines which can be pre- 5; f 2 13 2 3 i c j gfibwg fo gg iisz sgg gfi i pared from the alcohols of the present invention are. 70 YF o p n a 8 9M and maturation M62 The product isidentified as C F CH=CH 1 This unsaturated material can be reacted with alkaline hydrogen peroxideto form the corresponding 1,2-epoxide which can in turn be polymerized in a conventional amine-type catalyst.

1 3 Example 9 Several quaternary amine salt derivatives of the alcohols of the present invention are prepared as follows, except as otherwise specifically noted in the footnotes of the following table:

14 Treating solutions are prepared as described above by warming one part of sodium acetate trihydrate and two parts of the quaternary salt in 100 parts of water. Samples of cotton jeans cloth are treated with the respective solutions, dried at 100 C. for 30 minutes, heated for 5 Alcohol Quaternizing Quaternary Salt Remarks re the Quaternary Salt Salt Des- Agent ignation C F (CHz)5OH Pyridine [C3F17(CH2)5O CHzN 101- Solid; Analytical: Cale: N, 2.21%; Found: A

CsFr7(CH2)nOH --d [CsF11(CHz)|rO CHz :lcl White crystals, Ml. about 78 C; Analyti- B cal: Cale: N, 1.95%; Found: N, 1.99%.

CBF 7(CHz)nOH Triethylamineflu [CSFXT(CH2)11OCH2N(C2H5)3]C1 Solid; M.P. 85 C. upward; Analytical: 0

Gale: N, 1.90%; C, 42.4%; F, 43.6%; Found: N, 2.04%; O, 42.4%; F, 38.1%. E CBF17(CH2)HOH... Quinoliue sF17(CH2)11OCH2N Cl" Solid, M.P. 120125 0. Analytical: Cale: D

\ N, 1.83%; C, 45.5%; F, 42.1%; Found: N, 2.08%; C, 46.2%; F, 39.0%.

C3F17(CH2)11OH1. Pyridine [OsF 7(CH2)11O0H2N 113! Solid, softens at about 90 0. Analytical: E

Calc. (for monohydrate): N, 1.84%; C, 39.4%; Br, 10.5%. Found: N, 2.3%; G, 39.2%; Br, 13.7%.

1 Anhydrous hydrogen bromide gas is used in place of hydrogen chloride.

The w-perfiuoroalkyl alcohol and an excess of paraformaldehyde are dissolved in benzene by warming and anhydrous hydrogen chloride gas is passed into the warm solution until there is no further absorption. The excess hydrogen chloride and benzene are removed and the quaternizing agent is added to the residue (the molar ratio of the alcohol to the quaternizing agent being about 1:1). The resultant mixture is warmed whereupon it solidifies with the formation of the quaternary salt. This product is washed with anhydrous ether and dried.

Soil-resistant, waterand oil-repellent cloth is produced using these quaternary salts (and similar salts prepared from the other alcohols of the invention) as follows:

The treating solution is prepared by warming sodium acetate trihydrate and the selected treating agent in water at the desired concentrations, which can range from about 0.1 to about at about 30 to 40 C. until solution is effected. The cloth to be treated is soaked in this solution for one minute, removed and squeezed so that a weight of solution approximately equal to 75 to 125% of the weight of the cloth is retained. Under these conditions, the preferred concentration of treating solution ranges from about 0.5 to about 2%. The cloth is then dried for about to minutes at to 100 C. and the treatment is fixed by heating the cloth for about 5 to 30 minutes at from about 100 to 140 C. The fixed, treated cloth is washed for about 30 minutes in an aqueous solution containing 0.1% W./v. of sodium lauryl sulfate and 0.2% w./v. sodium carbonate, at about to C., rinsed thoroughly and again dried.

The effectiveness of the treatments is determined by means of tests for spray rating, oil repellency rating and the visual estimation of soil repellency both before further treatment and after one or more cycles of laundering and/ or dry cleaning.

For test purposes, laundering is accomplished by washing in an automatic washing machine of the stationary type using a detergent under normal household procedures or by means of a standard 60 minute cycle in a Launder-O-Meter, using chip soap as specified in ASTM D496. Dry-cleaning is performed by available commerical procedures employing, for example, perchloroethylene or naphtha.

Salt Designation Oil Re- Spray Percent F pellency Rating on Fabric 1 Not determined.

All show appreciable soil resistance and retain appreciable percentage of oiland water-repellency after laundering or dry-cleaning. Substantially the same results are observed when nylon and woolen fabrics are similarly treated.

Example 10 Diurethanes, which are useful in the treatment of textile fabrics, can be prepared by the reaction of the alcohols of the invention with diisocyanates. The following is exemplary of this:

0.665 g. (.0014 mole) of 3-(perfiuorooctyl)-propanol and 2.177 g. of toluene are added to a vial, the vial is warmed until solution has occurred and 0.1218 g. (.0007 mole) of toluene diisocyanate are added. A trace of phenyl mercury acetate is added as a catalyst. The vial is sealed and heated at 65 C. for one hour, C. for 2 hours and 14 hours at 65 C. Solution is complete throughout the entire heating period. The reaction mixture is cooled and the product diurethane forms a lower layer in the toluene. The toluene is removed by evaporation under vacuum leaving a clear solid melting at about 5055 C.

A 1 percent solution of the diurethane in a 10/90 acetone/1,1,1-trichloroethane mixture is padded onto various textilefabrics which are then nippcd, air dried overnight and tested with the following results:

Oil re- Fabrie pelleney a 'Rating 2 Rating 1 7 Cotton fabric 140 Wool gabar'din'e 150 80 Ny 130- Viscose rayon 140' 50 1 Oil repelleney ratings based on failure of penetration of mixture of mineral oil (Nujol) andn-heptane for three minutes. The ratings I corresponding to the highest percentages (by volume) of heptane repelled are: heptane, 90% heptane, 100% heptane,

' Spray rating test procedure as previously disclosed herein.

What is claimed is: V

1. A fluorinated aliphatic alcohol containing a plu- 3. Acornpound according to claini 1 in which in is-S;

5 4. A compound according to claim 1 in which in is 11.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 10 2,666,797 1/54 Husted et al 260-633 2,824,141 2/58 Zisman et a1 260633 OTHER REFERENCES 15 McBee et ah: J. Am. Chem. Soc, vol. 75 (1953), pp.

' LEON ZIT ER, Priniary Examiner.

UNl'HED STATES PATENT ormcm CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION March 2, 1965 Patent No. 3,171,861

Arthur H. Ahlbrecht It is hereby certified that error appears in the above numbered patent requiring correction and that the said Letters Patent should read as corrected below.

Column 2, line 7, for "R CH. CHI(CH CO H" read R CH CHl(CH CO H lines 21 and 22, the formula should appear as shown below instead of as in the patent:

li R I +CH =CH(CH OCR 3 same column 2, lines 25 to 27, the formula should appear as shown below instead of as in the patent:

Fa R CH=CH(CH l OCR column 7, line 48, for "25.0" read 2.50 g. column 8, line 1 39, for "(3-hepta" read S-(heptacolumn 10, in the table, first column, line 14 thereof, for "II---V" read VII column 12, line 23, strike out "These and the other triazines have the general formula:" and insert the same before the formula in lines 4 to 9, same column 12; line 24, for

, "wherin" read wherein line 25, for "compound" read compounds columns 13 and 14, in the table, third column thereof, the second formula should appear as shown below Attesting Officer instead of as in the patent:

column 15, in the table, third column, in the heading thereof,

before "Rating" insert Spray Signed and sealed this 17th. day of August 1965.

(SEAL) Attest:

EDWARD J. BRENNER Commissioner of Patents ERNEST W. SWIDER 

1. A FLUORINATED ALIPHATIC ALCOHOL CONTAINING A PLURALITY OF METHYLENE GROUPS HAVING THE FORMULA 